Terrence Ross has become one of the best sixth men in the league. With a new coach, perhaps starting is in his future. (Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images)
The goal for any starting lineup — any lineup really or at least the structure of any rotation — should be to get the five best players on the floor as much as possible.
The way the NBA is going now with so many players having positional versatility and lineups getting more and more non-traditional, teams are having more freedom to play these players more.
That includes the roles they put those players in.